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From John Gray Centre

Camping at Barns Ness in 1969

This month’s photos have been generously supplied by Fran Woodrow from the John Gray Centre Archives in Haddington. They all represent some…

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Published April 1, 2020
Categorised as From the Archives

Occasional Histories of Dunbar

This year, 2020, will mark the 650th anniversary of the granting of the Royal Charter to Dunbar.  Dunbar Community Council had plans…

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Published April 1, 2020
Categorised as Royal Charter

Dunbar Gala Days – A Clerical Error

George Robertson Fancy Dress - Dunbar Gala Day 1922
George Robertson Fancy Dress - Dunbar Gala Day 1922

This month features some photos from the 1920s and focuses on Dunbar Gala days. The photos from the Fancy Dress Parade have…

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Published March 31, 2020
Categorised as From the Archives

Herring on the harbour and Bobby Aitken

The Ramsdal on Peffer Sands in 1964.

This month features another virtual talk by Jim Herring. This talk features a film made in the early 1960s by Bobby Aitken,…

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Published March 31, 2020
Categorised as Video Talks

Dunbar in the 1950s – New Publication

Dunbar in the 1950s
Dunbar in the 1950s

The latest publication from The Society is by Dr Jim Herring and the cover is shown above. Please go to the book’s…

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Published February 10, 2020
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The ups and downs of tourism

Ladies Bathing Pool 1919

This month’s resource comes in the form of a video. It is an extract from the talk given by Jim Herring  in…

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Published January 1, 2020
Categorised as From the Archives, Tourism & Hospitality, Video Talks

The Belhaven Bridge Bazaar

Haddingtonshire Courier 1st July 1887
Haddingtonshire Courier 1st July 1887

This month’s entry focuses on Belhaven Bridge aka The Bridge to Nowhere. In response to a query to the Society from Canada, Robert…

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Published December 1, 2019
Categorised as From the Archives

Local place names

Lower left quadrant of the 1893 map
Lower left quadrant of the 1893 map

Following on from last month’s analysis of the 1893 map, this month looks at the remaining two quadrants of the map. Starting…

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Published October 1, 2019
Categorised as From the Archives

The 6 inch map of Haddingtonshire

The map this month is from 1893 and is an extract from a 6 inch map of Haddingtonshire as East Lothian was…

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Published September 1, 2019
Categorised as From the Archives

Who lived at the Eden Hotel?

Edenholme later the Eden Hotel
Edenholme later the Eden Hotel

This month sees an innovation in the Resources section in that it features extracts from one of the monthly talks given to…

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Published August 31, 2019
Categorised as Past Talks

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